William Hogarth (1697 -1764) William Hogarth

William Hogarth (1697 -1764) William Hogarth was one of the greatest English artists and a man of remarkably individual character and thought. He was the first artist to reject foreign influence and raised British pictorial art to a high level of importance. In his pictures he reflected social life and in many of them the beauty of his painting was accompanied by satire. Bust of Hogarth, Leicester Square, London Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

William Hogarth Unlike his contemporaries William Hogarth portrayed not only representatives of the upper classes but also common people. Among his favourite works are six pictures united under the title «Marriage a la Mode» and “The Election Entertainment” which show the life very satirically. An Election Entertainment Marriage-a-la-Mode

An Election Entertainment

Marriage-a-la-Mode

In 1742 Hogarth painted “The Graham Children” where he brilliantly used his delicate colours to show the charm of childhood. The Graham Children The Shrimp Girl

The Shrimp Girl

The Graham Children

Sir Joshua Reynolds ( 1723 — 1792 ) Sir Joshua Reynolds was the most outstanding portraitist of the period. He created a whole gallery of portraits of the most famous of his contemporaries. Self-Portrait Miss Nelly O’Brien Lady Sunderlin C harles H amilton Mrs Abington D uke M arlborough

Sir Joshua Reynolds He usually painted his characters in heroic style and showed them as the best people of the nation. He was the first president of the Royal Academy and the principal painter of the King. Mrs Siddons Prince William Jacob M aris George IIISir Joshua Reynolds Statue in court of Royal Academy of Arts, London

Thomas Gainsborough (1727 -1788) T. Gainsborough one of the greatest masters of the English school, was a portraitist and a landscape painter. He successfully connected man and nature. His portraits are painted in clear tones. Blue and green are predominant colours. River Landscape Self-Portrait Mr. and Mrs. Andrews. C onversation P ark

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

River Landscape

Thomas Gainsborough is acknowledged as an excellent women painter. “The Portrait of Duchess de Beaufort”, “Mrs. Siddons”, “Two Daughters” are among his best paintings. Mrs. Siddons. The Portrait of Duchess de Beaufort Two Daughters

William Joseph Turner (1774 — 1851) William Joseph Turner was the greatest English romantic, landscape and marine painter whose most favourite topic was sea («The Shipwreck»). He painted waves and storms, clouds and mists with a great skill. Turner was a great colourist. The Shipwreck Snow Storm—Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth A S elf- P ortrait

The Shipwreck

Snow Storm—Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth

William Joseph Turner During his life Turner created some hundreds of paintings and some thousands of water-colors and drawings. After his death his own entire collection of paintings and drawings was willed to the nation. Rain, Steam and Speed Lon d on

Rain, Steam and Speed

Lon d on

John Constable (1776 -1837) A self portrait John Constable was an English landscape painter who created many well-known works. He was fond of the place where he was born and spent his childhood on the river Stour. Constable saw very beautiful woods, greens in nature and depicted them in his own realistic way. Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds Great Music from the Age of English Landscape

Great Music from the Age of English Landscape

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds

John Constable It was the cloudy, rainy days that Constable painted. He is said to be the first landscape painter in England. Wivenhoe Park The Hay Wain Seascape Study with Rain Cloud

Wivenhoe Park

Seascape Study with Rain Cloud

George Romney ( 1734 — 1802 ) George Romney was the most fashionable portrait painter of his day, painting many leading society figures — including his artistic muse , Emma Hamilton , mistress of Lord Nelson In his paintings l ine rather than colour dominates. Self-Portrait Lady Hamilton as Circe Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante. Portrait of Miss Willoughby